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What bug is this? I've got an MDD and there's nothing unusual going on soundwise...macgallant said:
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Mac OS X 10.3.7 Update
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XBench on DP 2.5 G5
Was from 247-252 at highest processor setting with 10.3.6
Now it is from 243-245 at highest processor setting with 10.3.7
I don't know about 10.3.7 being any faster. That may be fantasy.
I've run it 6 times now with 10.3.7
Was from 247-252 at highest processor setting with 10.3.6
Now it is from 243-245 at highest processor setting with 10.3.7
I don't know about 10.3.7 being any faster. That may be fantasy.
I've run it 6 times now with 10.3.7
zync
macrumors 68000
Thank you Apple gods....
I am soooo glad that they finally fixed that damn DNS issue. I had been waiting on that for so long. I just got rr about a month ago and I haven't been able to really enjoy it, until now! I opened tabs once as a test and about every third tab didn't open. Now they all do and the system is much faster. I repaired permissions for the hell of it and there was only one that was off.
Great update. My PowerBook is back to the same feeling of speed as when I originally got it (even though there are about 69 less gigs of space 🙂)
I am soooo glad that they finally fixed that damn DNS issue. I had been waiting on that for so long. I just got rr about a month ago and I haven't been able to really enjoy it, until now! I opened tabs once as a test and about every third tab didn't open. Now they all do and the system is much faster. I repaired permissions for the hell of it and there was only one that was off.
Great update. My PowerBook is back to the same feeling of speed as when I originally got it (even though there are about 69 less gigs of space 🙂)
Anybody tried this update on an iBook that has had the screen spanning patch applied???
Dont want to kill my spangly new Mac quite yet 😉
Dont want to kill my spangly new Mac quite yet 😉
Installed it on my G4 15" PB, everything's green. Even Sidetrack is cool. I am glad Doctor Q highlighted that we should disconnect Ext. Firewire HD's, I would've probably forgot it. Thanks!
wrldwzrd89
macrumors G5
Some people get faster Xbench scores with 10.3.7; others get slower Xbench scores with 10.3.7 (check previous posts in this thread). You just happen to be one of the ones who got slower scores.Mtn Tamale said:
Littleodie914
macrumors 68000
G4/400/AGP and the verdict is?
Doesn't really seem snappier as many have said - but this is an old machine. It doesn't seem slower either. The one thing though is that NOW I can set my monitor to a great resolution (1600x1200) and that wasn't possible previously. Maybe I'll pickup a new monitor now as a christmas gift.
One thing I don't like, as this goes for another machine too, if you have alot of bookmarks (50 or so) it has a lag when you try to open up the tab to click on one.
Apps are launching plenty fast. System Preferences does seem to have a slight lag but I think that's mostly been the case for a long time.
It seems all is good. 😉
Doesn't really seem snappier as many have said - but this is an old machine. It doesn't seem slower either. The one thing though is that NOW I can set my monitor to a great resolution (1600x1200) and that wasn't possible previously. Maybe I'll pickup a new monitor now as a christmas gift.
One thing I don't like, as this goes for another machine too, if you have alot of bookmarks (50 or so) it has a lag when you try to open up the tab to click on one.
Apps are launching plenty fast. System Preferences does seem to have a slight lag but I think that's mostly been the case for a long time.
It seems all is good. 😉
JFreak
macrumors 68040
could someone please verify if there is a native support for a 1280x720 display resolution (for powerbooks at least) - i cannot test it reliably myself, as i have made hacks into my system to make it work.
(the reason for askin? my hdtv projector that i use as a second display. 100" screen is very nice...)
(the reason for askin? my hdtv projector that i use as a second display. 100" screen is very nice...)
AidenShaw
macrumors P6
the STREAM numbers looked odd
I was surprised to see much change in the STREAMS numbers (Copy, Scale, Add, Triadd) in the Xbench.
Those are pretty much self contained within the benchmark program, and don't call any system libraries or routines (except to fetch the start and end times).
If there's a change here (running the same version of Xbench, of course), one should suspect
It would be more interesting to do 10 to 20 runs, and report the mean, min, max and standard deviation.
A single run is far too susceptible to random variability to be useful for subtle comparisons.
Mtn Tamale said:
I was surprised to see much change in the STREAMS numbers (Copy, Scale, Add, Triadd) in the Xbench.
Those are pretty much self contained within the benchmark program, and don't call any system libraries or routines (except to fetch the start and end times).
If there's a change here (running the same version of Xbench, of course), one should suspect
- Random events (clock granularity, unrelated interrupts or system processes stealing time, background I/O,...)
- Changes in memory management to improve cache behaviour (like page coloring) - possible in a big update like 10.4, unlikely in a minor update
It would be more interesting to do 10 to 20 runs, and report the mean, min, max and standard deviation.
A single run is far too susceptible to random variability to be useful for subtle comparisons.
Whoa, is it also possible that the sound output has been improved? It sounds better, but it could also just be my ears today.
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MacSA said:
I'm often surprised by the number of negative votes. I wonder if the MacRumors team has ever gone through and compared IPs and also what kind of computers people use when they vote. It doesn't seem right to me either...
SiliconAddict
macrumors 603
SiliconAddict
macrumors 603
MacSA said:
Prob because people have to reboot. 🙄 The whole dick...I mean uptime thing. Either that or people are having legit problems.
fatbarstard said:
Or howabout 10.3.10, 10.3.11, 10.3.12, 10.3.13......they won't ever run out of room with this way of numbering the updates. Besides, I would rather have a 10.4.2 when 10.5 comes out rather then a 10.4.110....ie I want the thing to be as stable as Panther has been and if possible more stable. Take your time Apple. Panther is still damn good.
MIKX
macrumors 68000
Oct 2004 Dual G5 2 Ghz to 10.3.7
I installed the 10.3.7 update in my dual 2 Ghz G5
Summary : Everything seems noticably faster, snappier.
Initially : After the upgrade, I hot-restarted and got a beachball for a lot
longer than usual and noted that the usual icons along the top of the finder scrawled individually from right to left across the screen and then the OS loaded - this only happened once.
Mail toook a long time to start up.
I then repaired permissions without anything notable appearing in the list.
I then ran Onyx, cleared out the caches, ran all the scripts etc and shut down the G5.
After a cold restart it booted in about 30 seconds, everything ran a lot faster - including Mail which now seems to open in a second or two. Safari is noticably faster.
Curiously, my mouse scrolls much faster in Firefox than in Safari.
None of my 3rd. party apps have been affected.
The only casualty was XBench which crashed half way through the test (latest version). On a second run it showed a 200 score against a 212 score in 10.3.4 but the whole OS "seems" faster in 10.3.7
Obviously some people installing 10.3.7 have not repaired permissions and "cold started" their Macs after the upgrade or followed the usual maintenance procedures. Macs are like pretty ladies - they need a little attention.
I seem to have a faster G5 tonight than I had this morning.
I'm happy.
I installed the 10.3.7 update in my dual 2 Ghz G5
Summary : Everything seems noticably faster, snappier.
Initially : After the upgrade, I hot-restarted and got a beachball for a lot
longer than usual and noted that the usual icons along the top of the finder scrawled individually from right to left across the screen and then the OS loaded - this only happened once.
Mail toook a long time to start up.
I then repaired permissions without anything notable appearing in the list.
I then ran Onyx, cleared out the caches, ran all the scripts etc and shut down the G5.
After a cold restart it booted in about 30 seconds, everything ran a lot faster - including Mail which now seems to open in a second or two. Safari is noticably faster.
Curiously, my mouse scrolls much faster in Firefox than in Safari.
None of my 3rd. party apps have been affected.
The only casualty was XBench which crashed half way through the test (latest version). On a second run it showed a 200 score against a 212 score in 10.3.4 but the whole OS "seems" faster in 10.3.7
Obviously some people installing 10.3.7 have not repaired permissions and "cold started" their Macs after the upgrade or followed the usual maintenance procedures. Macs are like pretty ladies - they need a little attention.
I seem to have a faster G5 tonight than I had this morning.
I'm happy.